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Using a Murine Model of Psychosocial Stress in Pregnancy as a Translationally Relevant Paradigm for Psychiatric Disorders in Mothers and Infants
Published on: June 13, 2021
[Familial violence during pregnancy]
M-J Saurel-Cubizolles1, N Lelong
1INSERM Unité 149, Recherches Epidémiologiques en Santé Périnatale et Santé des Femmes, 16, avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, 94807 Villejuif Cedex.
Abstract:
After a review of medical literature on domestic violence during pregnancy, this paper shows the results of a survey carried out in 16 European countries. The percentage of women reporting domestic violence during pregnancy varies with the country; it is specially high in Russia, Poland and Czech Republic. Women who live without partner, those whose the couple has been separated during the pregnancy or those living in an overcrowded house have been more often victim of domestic violence. Domestic violence is significantly related to preterm birth risk.
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